EDLD 5301 Reflections Week 3 – Action Research Project

During this week, we focused on developing a detailed action research plan. I learned that there are many steps of how to conduct action research or strategies to follow in developing your Action Research Plan.  

Learning Outcomes:

1.    Develop a clear and concise research question and/or statement to address the school improvement project(s).

2.    Identify and analyze the common steps or format to design an action research plan (e.g., methods for data collection/analysis, research tools needed, etc.).

Performance Outcomes:

1)    Write a research question and/or clear statement to address the possible areas for action research emerging from the interview and brainstorming.

2)    Draft an action research plan that includes:

·       Goals and objectives of the research investigation

·       Resources and research tools needed for data gathering

·       Persons responsible for implementation of the action research plan

·       Process for monitoring the achievement of goals and objectives

·       Assessment instrument(s) to evaluate the effectiveness of the action research study

3)    Review the steps in my research plan and make any needed revisions.